Ethics commissioner undermines effective enforcement of ethics rules

Federal Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson has again ignored the purpose of, and clear lines drawn by rules in, the Conflict of Interest Act in her recent ruling that Cabinet minister Lisa Raitt did not violate any rules when people who lobby her helped organize a fundraising event for her riding as...

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